Concinnity (n)
kon-sin-nit-tee
The skilful and harmonious arrangement or fitting together of the different parts of something.
Studied elegance of literary or artistic style.
Example sentences
“He writes such beautiful prose his works are perfect examples of concinnity.”
“I do love to see concinnity in the world, it gives me such a feeling of peace.”
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